State of Decay series

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survival horror franchise video game series zombie video game series

The State of Decay series is a survival-horror video game franchise focused on open-world, community-based zombie apocalypse management and permadeath-driven gameplay.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
State of Decay	3
State of Decay 2	2
State of Decay 3	2
State of Decay series canonical	2
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition	1
State of Decay soundtrack	1
State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2432857 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: State of Decay series
Context triple: [Xbox Game Studios, publishes, State of Decay series]

A. Tales of the Walking Dead
Tales of the Walking Dead is an anthology television series set in The Walking Dead universe, featuring standalone stories that explore new and existing characters in the zombie apocalypse.
B. Deadfall
"Deadfall" is a novel by American author Patti Davis, known for its psychological drama and exploration of complex family relationships.
C. TWD
TWD is the New Taiwan dollar, the official currency used in Taiwan.
D. Fallout (video game series)
Fallout is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game series known for its retro-futuristic 1950s aesthetic, dark humor, and open-world exploration in a nuclear wasteland.
E. Deliver Us from Eva
Deliver Us from Eva is a 2003 romantic comedy film starring LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union about a charming ladies’ man enlisted to tame a notoriously controlling woman.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: State of Decay series
Target entity description: The State of Decay series is a survival-horror video game franchise focused on open-world, community-based zombie apocalypse management and permadeath-driven gameplay.

A. Tales of the Walking Dead
Tales of the Walking Dead is an anthology television series set in The Walking Dead universe, featuring standalone stories that explore new and existing characters in the zombie apocalypse.
B. Deadfall
"Deadfall" is a novel by American author Patti Davis, known for its psychological drama and exploration of complex family relationships.
C. TWD
TWD is the New Taiwan dollar, the official currency used in Taiwan.
D. Fallout (video game series)
Fallout is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game series known for its retro-futuristic 1950s aesthetic, dark humor, and open-world exploration in a nuclear wasteland.
E. Deliver Us from Eva
Deliver Us from Eva is a 2003 romantic comedy film starring LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union about a charming ladies’ man enlisted to tame a notoriously controlling woman.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	survival horror franchise ⓘ video game series ⓘ zombie video game series ⓘ
announcedEntry	State of Decay 3 ⓘ linked to: State of Decay series
cameraPerspective	third-person ⓘ
designGoal	simulation of surviving a zombie apocalypse ⓘ
developedBy	Undead Labs ⓘ
enemyType	special infected variants ⓘ zombies ⓘ
feature	base defense ⓘ community morale system ⓘ cooperative multiplayer (in later entries) ⓘ crafting ⓘ day-night cycle ⓘ looting ⓘ multiple playable characters ⓘ vehicle usage ⓘ
firstRelease	State of Decay ⓘ linked to: State of Decay series
firstReleaseDate	2013-06-05 ⓘ
gameplayFeature	character progression ⓘ dynamic world simulation ⓘ melee combat ⓘ open-world exploration ⓘ permadeath ⓘ ranged combat ⓘ stealth ⓘ
gameplayFocus	base building ⓘ community management ⓘ resource management ⓘ
genre	action-adventure ⓘ open-world ⓘ role-playing elements ⓘ survival horror ⓘ
mainTheme	zombie apocalypse ⓘ
notableEntry	State of Decay ⓘ State of Decay 2 ⓘ linked to: State of Decay series State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition ⓘ linked to: State of Decay series State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition ⓘ linked to: State of Decay series
notableMechanic	permanent character death ⓘ procedural events and missions ⓘ
ownedBy	Microsoft ⓘ
platform	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows Xbox 360 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ Xbox Series X/S ⓘ
publisher	Microsoft Studios ⓘ linked to: Xbox Game Studios Xbox Game Studios ⓘ
setting	post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ
targetAudience	mature players ⓘ

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